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Mental health reform agreement reached in Nebraska
Health & Medicine Week story, reprinted at the NAMI web site - "After adoption of a mental health reform compromise, leaders in Hastings and Norfolk Nebraska said they will back the plan that could lead to regional centers being closed in their communities. ... The agreement reached with the cities, senators and Governor Mike Johanns calls for keeping the mental health centers open until they drop to at least 20% of capacity and community-based services are operating. The Legislature's Executive Board, a committee made up of nine voting senators, also would have to agree to closing a center before it could happen."  
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American Psychiatric Foundation Presents First-Ever Minority Mental Health Awards
PR Newswire press release - "The Project for Psychiatric Outreach to the Homeless, Inc. (PPOH), New York, and Dr. Carl C. Bell, Community Mental Health Council and Foundation, Inc., (CMHC), Chicago, are the recipients of the American Psychiatric Foundation's Minority Mental Health Awards. The awards, which were established last year, recognize psychiatrists and mental health programs that are undertaking special efforts to increase public awareness of mental healthcare for underserved minorities; increasing access to mental health services for minorities; and enhancing the quality of care for minorities, especially those who suffer from severe mental illness."  
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County mental health center hailed for work that improves lives (Illinois)
Story in the Journal-Gazette/Times-Courier on the Coles County Mental Health Center, which hosted a legislative forum on mental health issues yesterday - "Executive Director Kathy Roberts of the center said there are many opportunities now to help people make mental health breakthroughs. She said some of those opportunities include advancements in education, a fading stigma toward mental health treatment, and more community cooperation. For example, the center teamed one year ago with the Human Resources Center of Clark and Edgar counties as well as Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, to form the Regional Behavioral Network..."  
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